March Birthdates!
March 3 - Jacqueline Hockey
March 9 - Ted Schmidt
March 22 - Herman Haase
March 24 - Willie Edwards
March 28 - Shirley Anderson
March 28 - Dacia Card
March 28 - Dave Simon
March 31 - Aprilyn Chavez Geissler
March Anniversaries of joining our Rotary Club!
Marleta Anderson
James Morrison
Dan Wilkinson
7. Rotary Foundation Banquet on Wednesday, April 26th with special guest presenter (and good friend of our Rotary Club) Rotary Foundation Trustee Greg Podd!
On Wednesday, April 26th, the Albuquerque Rotary Clubs will be hosting a Rotary Foundation banquet with special guest presenter, Past Rotary International Director and current Rotary Foundation Trustee Greg Podd. We will be recognizing those who have supported the Rotary Foundation, educate those new to Rotary about the work of the Foundation, and celebrate the accomplishments made possible by the Foundation. Tickets are $40 per person. For more information, please contact Rotary 5520 District Secretary Donette Wagner (505-269-4634, secretary5520@gmail.com) or Fred Bryant (505-280-4118, fredbryant300@gmail.com). Greg is a very good friend of our Club, so let's have a strong turnout for this important event!
Rotary Happenings
March is Water and Sanitation Month. Project SMART will be the latest example of our Club's support of water and sanitation initiatives.
And here's the theme for this upcoming Rotary year!
District Happenings
1. District Grant Training in March and April - required for our District and Global Grants
Starting March 21st and running through early April, Rotary District 5520 will be putting on Foundation Grant Training, which is a requirement for any Club to participate in grants next Rotary year (at least two members of the Club need to attend one of the trainings to be eligible). Here is a link to the District website if you want to register for one of the training sessions:
2. District Conference on April 20-22 in Roswell!
Our annual District Conference ("Imagine the Possibilities") will be in Roswell from April 20-22.
The Conference kicks off officially with a catered reception inside the UFO Museum (
roswellufomuseum.com/) from 6-8 pm. Re-unite with friends from across our District and make some new ones (maybe some Inter-Galactic ones). There’s the option for a round of golf at the Roswell Country Club Thursday afternoon or Disc Golf at Enchanted Lands park that same afternoon (
udisc.com/courses/enchanted-lands-5T3w).
Friday events begin with registration at 8 am on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell(
roswell.enmu.edu/) in the ITC building and continue through Saturday’s emphases on youth featuring the Youth Exchange Talent Show in the Performing Arts Center following lunch.
A reception for Major Donors and above takes place at 5:30 pm Saturday at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (
rair.org/about-amoca). There will be a Cocktail ½ hour at 6 and Conference Banquet (MIB Themed) following. Come in your best MIB attire or alien costume and we’ll have fun while celebrating the accomplishments of our Clubs and District!
Here is a link with more information and to register for the Conference:
2. District Newsletter
Below is a link to the latest District Newsletter with all the District Happenings. Please check it out!
Central Area (Albuquerque and surrounding area) Happenings
Please check out the link below for up-to-date happenings in the Central Area of our District (e.g., Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Socorro, etc.)! There are a number of projects and activities that we can support.
Please feel free to call, text, or e-mail President Jeff (1-505-400-1403, jweinrach5520@nmia.com) if you have any feedback or suggestions for future Bulletin content or if you have any feedback or questions about any aspect of our Club.
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